Yemen's Capital Fell To A Rebel Group And The World Hardly Noticed
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View ArticleParents Of ISIS Hostage Peter Kassig Make Video Plea For His Release
By Alex Dobuzinskis Oct 4 (Reuters) - The parents of an American humanitarian worker held hostage by Islamic State militants appealed for his release on Saturday, speaking in a statement and a video...
View ArticleThe Economics of Eid-ul-Adha in Pakistan
It is that time of the year when kids are forcefully sent to school because they are too occupied with the services they have to offer to their sacrificial animals. Yes, it is the month of Zil Hijjah...
View ArticleJoe Biden Apologizes For Saying Turkey Admitted To Border Security Failures...
Vice President Joe Biden phoned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday to offer a mea culpa for his recent remarks on Turkey's role in confronting Islamic State militants in neighboring...
View ArticleHong Kong Protesters Defy Leader's Warning To Clear Streets
HONG KONG (AP) — Pro-democracy protesters were defiant in the face of attacks by opponents and warnings by the Hong Kong government to clear the streets, staging a massive rally Saturday evening in the...
View ArticleThis Little Croatian Fan Chants Perfectly As She Focuses On The Game
This little Croatian girl seems to be way past her fan-training period; she's got the chants down pat. She looks seriously enthralled by the game as she claps right along with the rest of the crowd....
View ArticleBritish Aid Worker Beheaded By ISIS Helped Syrian Kids, Had 'Heart Of Gold'
LONDON (AP) — Alan Henning, a British volunteer aid worker purportedly slain by the Islamic State militant group, was described by friends as a hard-working family man who felt compelled to help people...
View ArticleThis Guy Is Going To Grab Coffee With Every Single One Of His 1,000 Facebook...
Australian student Matt Kulesza is looking to get some good, old-fashioned face time with his social media "friends." Over the next three years, Kulesza plans to get coffee with every single one of his...
View ArticleThe Gay Dads In This Cheerios Commercial Have The Most Beautiful Love Story
As a gay man, André never expected to be able to be a dad, but when he and Jonathan met by chance on a blind date they had what they describe as an "immediate connection." "We couldn't keep all of this...
View ArticleThis Woman's Polyphonic Overtone Singing Doesn't Sound Humanly Possible
When you watch German musician Anna-Maria Hefele demonstrate a few polyphonic overtone singing techniques, you will get chills. "Overtone singing is a voice technique where one person sings two notes...
View ArticleEmpowering Women in Romania
The Women's Association of Romania (AFR) began as a mass movement constructed out of the ruins of the previous Communist-era women's organization. When I visited the offices in 1993, AFR was possibly...
View ArticleLindsey Graham: Obama Is 'All In' On Ebola But Not ISIS
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Sunday that he approves of President Barack Obama's decision to put boots on the ground in Africa to control the Ebola outbreak and wishes the president would do the...
View ArticleThis Camel Looks Like It's Genuinely Laughing When It Gets Tickled
If you've never seen a laughing camel before, just press play on the video above, and behold. Though the video appeared on YouTube in 2010, it is currently making the rounds on the Internet to remind...
View ArticleNetanyahu Gushes About His Relationship With Obama
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is feeling "quite good" about his relationship with President Barack Obama, he said in a Sunday interview. "I don't want to sound like an old married couple,...
View ArticleBusiness Backlash Looms In Occupied Hong Kong
HONG KONG –- On a tense Sunday afternoon, the occupation of Hong Kong’s streets by democracy protesters crossed the one-week mark, as mounting losses to local businesses fed an increasingly violent...
View ArticleU.S. Drone Strike Kills Senior Uzbek Commander In Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, Oct 5 (Reuters) - A suspected U.S. drone strike killed five militants in Pakistan's tribal north-west on Sunday including a senior ethnic Uzbek commander, intelligence...
View ArticleRick Perry Faces A Real-Time Leadership Test With Ebola Case
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The first diagnosed case of Ebola in the United States, and the revelation that dozens of others in Texas are now being monitored, is a potential health crisis that gives...
View ArticleObama Dedicates Memorial Honoring Wounded Veterans
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama paid tribute to disabled U.S. veterans on Sunday, pointing to the dedication of a new memorial honoring those severely injured in war as a symbol of the...
View ArticleAl-Shabab Militants Pushed Out Of Last Significant Stronghold In Somalia
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — African Union and Somali troops on Sunday won control of a key coastal town that had been used by the Islamic militants of al-Shabab, forcing the insurgents from their last...
View ArticleAngel Moroni Statues Grace The Spires Of Mormon Temples Around The World
The Angel Moroni cuts a striking figure in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. From his perch atop the steeples of LDS churches around the world, statues of the Angel hold...
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